A bomb ripped through Flight D3159 shortly after it left Mogadishu airport, ripping a gaping fissure in the side of the aircraft.
Investigators believe a bomb caused an explosion on a plane - leading to a burning man being sucked out a hole in the plane's fuselage at 14,000ft
Daallo Airlines Flight D3159 was forced to return to the Somali capital of Mogadishu for an emergency landing, two US government sources said.
The sources also told Reuters on condition of anonymity that hard forensic evidence was lacking and no group is known to have claimed responsibility for the blast.
The mystery blast tore through shortly after it left Mogadishu airport, ripping a gaping fissure in the side of the aircraft .
An unidentified elderly man, engulfed in flames, was said to have been dragged through the gap by the air pressure.
Eyewitnesses on the ground reported seeing a charred body fall to plunge from the sky.
